The
world was asleep already
and
Orion was now aiming
sometimes
at the moon
sometimes
at the mountain.
At
June’s nights
you
can see it all clearly
the
bow
the
arrows
the
arch
the
tension of the grip
the
release of the throw.
Because
night rides are long
usually
silent
and
smell like soil
moisture
and
stardust.
Bodies
bear scents from the day just past
and
they extend themselves
taller
and sharper
under
the stardome
perhaps
looking for a place of theirs in between
to
be viewed by eyes
in
distance
and
awe.
Sharpest
than night bodies and nocturnal wishes
the
mountain's peaks
stand
sculptures alike
moveless
& unmoved
looking
down
on
us
and
sometimes
it
seems
looking
down on the stars.
The
world inverted
for
all it's asked
– by
night riders crossing highways darker than the sky –
who's
on top
and
where is the hunter aiming at
tonight?
June
2019,
Samothraki.
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